Nuclear dependence of high x(t) hadron and high tau hadron pair production in p A interactions at s**(1/2) = 38.8-GeV

Straub, P.B. ; Jaffe, D.E. ; Glass, Henry D. ; et al.
Phys.Rev.Lett. 68 (1992) 452-455, 1992.
Inspire Record 335754 DOI 10.17182/hepdata.19847

We present a high-statistics, species-identified measurement of the W-to-Be per-nucleon cross-section ratio, RW/Be, for high-xt hadrons and high-τ h+h− pairs produced in p-A collisions at √s =38.8 GeV. The data extend to 0.62 in xt and 0.39 in √τ . For single hadrons, RW/Be peaks at pt≊5 GeV/c and decreases to ≊1 for mesons with pt>8 GeV/c. At fixed pt, RW/Be falls with √s . For symmetric pairs with √τ >0.28, RW/Be=0.84±0.02±0.07, suggesting a nuclear suppression of high-z fragmentation. RW/Be increases with pout, indicative of constituent multiple scattering.

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